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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	Banky W is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for [[Contemporary R&B\|R&B]] with a Nigerian musical identity. Romantic songs, dance-oriented recordings and work with other artists connect his singing career with the development of modern Nigerian pop.<ref name="banky-peters">[https://dayopeters.wordpress.com/interviews/interview-with-banky-w/ Dayo Adesina Peters: interview with Banky W]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		Banky W is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for [[Contemporary R&B\|R&B]] with a Nigerian musical identity. Romantic songs, dance-oriented recordings and work with other artists connect his singing career with the development of modern Nigerian pop.<ref name="banky-peters">[https://dayopeters.wordpress.com/interviews/interview-with-banky-w/ Dayo Adesina Peters: interview with Banky W]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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	== Works and performances ==		== Works and performances ==
	'Strong Thing', 'Lagos Party' and 'Ay Mami' are representative recordings discussed in the 2010 interview. Through Empire Mates Entertainment, he also worked with [[Wizkid]], whose early solo albums helped bring another generation of Nigerian singing to wider publics.<ref name="banky-bn" /><ref name="banky-wizkid">[https://www.laphil.com/people/wizkid Los Angeles Philharmonic: Wizkid, early career and Empire Mates Entertainment]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		'Strong Thing', 'Lagos Party' and 'Ay Mami' are representative recordings discussed in the 2010 interview. Through Empire Mates Entertainment, he also worked with [[Wizkid]], whose early solo albums helped bring another generation of Nigerian singing to wider publics.<ref name="banky-bn" /><ref name="banky-wizkid">[https://www.laphil.com/people/wizkid Los Angeles Philharmonic:] [[Wizkid]], early career and Empire Mates Entertainment. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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== Summary ==
Banky W is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] with a Nigerian musical identity. Romantic songs, dance-oriented recordings and work with other artists connect his singing career with the development of modern Nigerian pop.<ref name="banky-peters">[https://dayopeters.wordpress.com/interviews/interview-with-banky-w/ Dayo Adesina Peters: interview with Banky W]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Life and career ==
In a 2010 interview he recalled singing in school and church, then beginning serious recording while at university in New York around 2002. Early promotion involved selling CDs directly and singing in local businesses. He later left engineering employment to pursue music more fully.<ref name="banky-bn">[https://www.bellanaija.com/2010/08/my-banky-w-experience-the-interview/ BellaNaija: My Banky W Experience, interview, August 2010]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Music and style ==
He has described his approach as R&B with Nigerian flavor. The contrast between 'Strong Thing' and 'Lagos Party' reflects a repertoire addressing both intimate listening and social dancing. His interviews also emphasize the practical networks behind music-making: supportive friends, recording investment and an industry capable of sustaining artists.<ref name="banky-peters" /><ref name="banky-bn" />

== Works and performances ==
'Strong Thing', 'Lagos Party' and 'Ay Mami' are representative recordings discussed in the 2010 interview. Through Empire Mates Entertainment, he also worked with [[Wizkid]], whose early solo albums helped bring another generation of Nigerian singing to wider publics.<ref name="banky-bn" /><ref name="banky-wizkid">[https://www.laphil.com/people/wizkid Los Angeles Philharmonic: Wizkid, early career and Empire Mates Entertainment]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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